Russia will continue helping fuel-hungry Cuba with crucial supplies of oil, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, two weeks after Moscow sent a tanker with around 700,000 barrels of crude to the Caribbean island.
Goldman Sachs on Tuesday flagged both upside and downside risks to its average 2026 crude forecasts for Brent/WTI at $83/78 per barrel, citing growing uncertainty around Middle East developments and oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Since the start of the Iran conflict, investors around the world have been worried that tight global oil supplies and high prices could eventually lead to a drop in demand. According to the International Energy Agency, these risks are finally starting to materialize.
The fourth-largest lender in the U.S. said its outlook for net interest income and noninterest expense in 2026 has remained unchanged
Oil futures on Tuesday fell further below $100 as hopes rise that the U.S. and Iran may soon reach a peace deal.
BP has flagged "exceptional" oil trading performance in updated first quarter guidance. In its latest trading statement, the oil giant also said its net debt at the end of the first quarter was expected to be in the range of $25-27 billion.
BP PLC (LSE:BP.) said its first-quarter results will be shaped by volatile commodity markets, with stronger trading and refining margins partly offset by higher costs.
Investors are weighing a U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping against signs that Washington and Tehran may still continue talks. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the next steps in U.S.-Iran peace efforts now depend on Tehran.
The WTI-Brent spread isn't telling the whole story about what is going on in the oil market.
Wall Street is heading into one of its busiest weeks of the quarter, with earnings season kicking off, fresh inflation data on deck, and a steady drumbeat of Federal Reserve commentary likely to keep investors on edge. The spotlight will fall first on Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS, XETRA:GOS), which opens the floodgates for big bank earnings.
Oil prices moved sharply higher as the United States prepared to impose a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. However, broader financial markets showed a surprising degree of restraint, reflecting investor expectations that the conflict may not spiral further.
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude both climbed above $100 a barrel on Monday after a breakdown in talks between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend.